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Argentina
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP893.31[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita19686.52[$]
Population45.38[millions]
Land Area2786475.28[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 92 41.10 7.80
Ecosystem Vitality 118 38.90 7.40
Biodiversity 125 42.40 10.10
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 138 41.70 1.80
Terrestrial biomes (global) 122 56.70 1.20
Marine protected areas 46 43.00 40.40
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 131 17.20 6.80
Biodiversity Habitat Index 92 43.20 NA
Species Protection Index 115 37.10 2.80
Species Habitat Index 131 69.50 -23.70
Ecosystem Services 104 23.00 0.70
Tree cover loss 88 14.20 7.40
Grassland loss 60 54.20 -45.80
Wetland loss 89 45.00 7.60
Fisheries 133 5.80 -7.70
Fish Stock Status 104 5.60 -23.40
Marine Trophic Index 123 5.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling 75 6.30 2.40
Acidification 59 85.40 39.40
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 53.00
NOx growth rate 79 70.70 25.80
Agriculture 2 74.10 0.70
Pesticide 15 69.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 2 78.40 1.40
Water Resources 91 5.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 91 5.90 NA
Health 41 56.30 3.70
Air Quality 40 52.00 3.90
PM2.5 43 48.20 2.60
Household solid fuels 61 60.50 7.20
Ozone 65 51.80 -4.00
NOx 109 22.80 0.90
SO2 46 68.50 4.70
CO 41 66.20 1.90
VOC 134 16.30 1.00
Sanitation Drinking Water 46 64.80 4.40
Sanitation 48 72.60 6.30
Drinking water 43 59.50 3.10
Heavy Metals 35 72.20 4.20
Lead 35 72.20 4.20
Waste Management 67 42.40 NA
Solid waste 53 71.20 NA
Recycling 151 9.60 0.40
Ocean Plastics 114 17.70 -0.40
Climate Policy 108 35.50 10.40
Climate Change 108 35.50 10.40
CO2 growth rate 46 51.80 21.60
CH4 growth rate 95 40.20 9.10
F-gas growth rate 119 10.60 -24.50
N2O growth rate 132 47.70 9.50
Black Carbon growth rate 71 83.10 -16.90
Proj. GHG Emissions 153 11.70 4.30
CO2 from land cover 23 86.70 55.40
GHG intensity trend 147 29.20 -23.00
GHG per capita 130 33.40 2.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Argentina 41.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Tunisia 40.7
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Bolivia 40.1
GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Belarus 48.5
Montenegro 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Mauritius 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Uruguay 37.4
Issue Performance
United States of America 51.1
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Argentina 41.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Russia 37.5
Uruguay 37.4
Malaysia 35
Algeria 29.6
Government Effectiveness
Romania 56
Dominica 51.2
Cuba 47.5
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Benin 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Belize 50
Kiribati 49
Eswatini 44.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Togo 34
Lesotho 32.3
Cambodia 30.1
Mali 28.5
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Namibia 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Jamaica 45.6
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Solomon Islands 35
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
Eswatini 44.9
Moldova 42.7
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Nepal 28.3
Control of Corruption
Belarus 48.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Bahrain 42
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ghana 27.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
North Macedonia 54.3
United States of America 51.1
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Chile 46.7
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Nicaragua 37.7
G-20
United States of America 51.1
Canada 50
South Korea 46.9
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Argentina 41.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
China 28.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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